Danny Alvarez
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Danny Alvarez
| image = Danny Alvarez.jpg
| state_house = Florida
| district = 69th
| term_start = November 8, 2022
| term_end =
| predecessor = Andrew Learned
| successor =
| birth_name = Daniel Antonio Alvarez
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| education = University of Florida (BS)
Troy University (MS)
Stetson University (JD)
University of Miami (LLM)
}}
Daniel Antonio "Danny" Alvarez is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 69th district of the Florida House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4889&LegislativeTermId=90|title= Daniel Antonio "Danny" Alvarez , Sr.|work=Florida House of Representatives|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
Life and career
Alvarez was born in Miami, Florida. He attended the University of Florida, Troy University, Stetson University College of Law and the University of Miami School of Law. He served in the United States Army.{{Cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/496754-republican-danny-alvarez-enters-race-for-new-house-district-69/|title=Republican Danny Alvarez enters race for new House District 69|work=Florida Politics|first=Kelly|last=Hayes|date=February 14, 2022|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
In August 2022, Alvarez defeated Megan Petty in the Republican primary election for the 69th district of the Florida House of Representatives. In November 2022, he defeated incumbent Andrew Learned of District 59 in the general election, winning 57 percent of the votes.{{Cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/570096-danny-alvarez-defeats-incumbent-andrew-learned-in-new-east-hillsborough-district/|title=Danny Alvarez defeats incumbent Andrew Learned in new east Hillsborough district|work=Florida Politics|first=Kelly|last=Hayes|date=November 8, 2020|access-date=December 8, 2022}} He succeeded Linda Chaney, who was redistricted to District 61.
In 2025, Alvarez sponsored legislation to ban municipalities from putting fluoride, a substance that reduces tooth decay, in water.{{Cite web |last=Rosales |first=Katherine Dillinger, Isabel |date=2025-04-30 |title=Florida set to become second state to ban fluoride in municipal drinking water |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/30/health/florida-fluoride-ban/index.html |website=CNN |language=en}}
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Category:American politicians of Cuban descent
Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Florida
Category:Politicians from Miami
Category:Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
Category:Stetson University College of Law alumni
Category:Troy University alumni
Category:University of Florida alumni
Category:University of Miami School of Law alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Florida Legislature
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